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Amanda
No Politics Please
Amanda, on October 24, 2018 at 5:12 PM

How can one kindly make it clear that there should be no political discussions whatsoever at the reception? Should it be in the website or the invitations? How can one word that?

Michele, Sep 30, 2020 22 2,379
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Reserved Seating
Trisha, on September 30, 2020 at 7:56 AM

Is Reserved Ceremony Row Seating Necessary? I Cant Figure Out How To Create My DIY Reserved Signs But Am Just Thinking Of Not Doing Them At All.

Kia, Sep 30, 2020 13 179
sophie
Why so much drama about "duties?"
sophie, on September 28, 2020 at 7:51 PM

I'm starting this post by saying that I absolutely am not looking for a fight or to cause drama. Just sharing something I've noticed. In the amount of time I've spent scrolling through these forums,...

Michelle, Sep 30, 2020 23 557
Tina
Destination Wedding Etiquette
Tina, on September 30, 2020 at 2:51 AM

Hi all! I just hopped on the engaged bandwagon August 1st and am looking for some advice! We decided on a destination wedding to Mexico on August 7th 2021. My parents insisted on something stateside...

Emily, Sep 30, 2020 8 255
brieliz
Grandma as flower girl?
brieliz, on July 6, 2016 at 11:18 AM

I've seen here and there on idea posts of making grandma flower girl...I was wondering if anyone here has done that or went to a wedding that did that? Was grandma happy to do it/how did it go? I'm...

Sierra, Sep 30, 2020 24 4,143
Future Mrs.tidwell 💍
What do my Bridesmaids buy?
Future Mrs.tidwell 💍, on September 29, 2020 at 5:30 AM

I would love to go above and beyond for all my bridesmaids however, I can’t afford to buy everything I want them to have. My plan is to gift them the jewelry they need and some drinking flutes, little...

Lynne, Sep 29, 2020 31 630
Suzanne
Last Minute Cancellations
Suzanne, on July 11, 2020 at 10:10 PM

Has anyone else had people say they're not coming to the wedding after they RSVP'D that they'd be there? I let a rant out on Facebook and said how mad I was and rude that is to do that. Some of it is...

Kristin, Sep 29, 2020 31 12,072
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How to tell a grandmother she is not invited?
Hannah, on September 28, 2020 at 6:11 PM

Hello, to be clear, I can't stand my grandmother. Every time you do something meant nice, she's making bad comments, every time we meet, she's criticising something and on the other hand she's...

Hannah, Sep 29, 2020 13 2,750 1
Brittany
Bridesmaid is doing all of the moh duties, while moh is sitting on her hands.
Brittany, on September 23, 2020 at 10:59 AM

**Wedding Date: Dec 12 2020** Y'all, my FH sister is one of my bridesmaids, and she has been absolutely slaying all the MOH (my aunt) duties. She helped me pick out my dress, planned my bachelorette...

Michelle, Sep 29, 2020 21 1,666
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Second engagement
Lauren, on September 28, 2020 at 6:33 PM

Hey, ladies!! This is my second engagement (different guy) and I need y’all’s advice on how to tell friends and family again. I know some people are going to question things because the last...

Margaret, Sep 28, 2020 7 198
Sarah
What do you do when you receive late RSVPs?
Sarah, on September 24, 2020 at 9:29 PM

What do you do when you receive late RSVP’s? On the invites it said you must reply by September 1st or bring a sandwich and a chair. Yesterday and today we received some. They aren’t even post marked...

Courtney, Sep 28, 2020 21 3,089
Lisa
Covid wedding 10/10/2020 ca
Lisa, on September 26, 2020 at 2:37 PM

Hello, So my Fiancee and I sent out 50 wedding invitations. We assumed maybe half of them would say No due to covid. Now we are stuck in the dilema because EVERYONE said yes and rsvp with a plus one....

sophie, Sep 28, 2020 4 184
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Covid Wedding Help! -save the dates
Autumn, on September 27, 2020 at 10:11 AM

Hello everyone! I have a question regarding our upcoming 2/22/21 wedding. Due to Covid, we have to only have up to a small certain number of guests. We know there are a lot of family/friends that...

Yvonne, Sep 28, 2020 5 163
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What is the gift etiquette for virtual guests?
, on September 25, 2020 at 7:24 AM

My fiance and I are floating the idea of live streaming our wedding. We have been graciously allowed to lower our minimum guests from 60 to 25 and have it in writing and signed. Since we can not say...

Yvonne, Sep 28, 2020 8 1,956
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Should my feelings be hurt?
Sara, on September 25, 2020 at 12:20 PM

So, I’m getting married in a few days. I have worked as an RN for the last two years in a family practice clinic. Our clinic always has a shower for whoever is having a baby, getting married,...

Jennifer, Sep 26, 2020 13 529
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Vow renewal
Noelle, on September 25, 2020 at 4:57 PM

I eloped with my husband who is in the military. We keep getting told it’s too late to have a wedding because we’re already married. So I’ve gotten a lot of advice to do a 5 year vow renewal! What are...

, Sep 25, 2020 5 180
Rosanna
Small ceremony big reception
Rosanna, on September 25, 2020 at 1:38 PM

So FH and I decided to have a small ceremony since last year and the venue we picked can only hold 50 guests. Now our family are trying to plan a big reception at a different venue in so that more...

Hanna, Sep 25, 2020 4 762
Clara
Covid Wedding
Clara, on September 18, 2020 at 2:41 AM

So due to the pandemic we wanted to change our wedding date for some time next year. We decided to hold off on making any plans because we were so sure we were going to postpone. Also we avoided...

Alexis, Sep 25, 2020 9 328
Kim
Vow renewal after 1 year?
Kim, on September 24, 2020 at 11:42 AM

My husband and I got married August 8, 2020. We were supossed to get married in Western NY but due to travel restrictions we couldn't go to NY. For financial and insurance reasons we decided to have a...

Lynnie, Sep 25, 2020 3 203
Amanda
Bridesmaids seem unhappy with their dresses
Amanda, on September 24, 2020 at 12:03 PM

Hi all, I've been searching online for bridesmaids dresses for a few months, not really planning to do any in-person shopping because of COVID (in CA, they limit group sizes in the store) and I also...

Amanda, Sep 25, 2020 22 551 1
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